1982

I rent this movie because of the high rating. I have to say I am very disappointed. The fact that there was only ONE review on the board should tell me something. 1. The wife's change was too drastic and not justified at all. 2. The husband's actions are too perfect. He is beyond a saint, which makes it very unbelievable. 3. The wife is very unlikable. Even before the drug takes control of her. 4. I find it very hard to relate to the story. Maybe I am too naive. But the wife's actions are way beyond my imagination. I personally have never taken drugs in my life. I find it very hard to believe she was a perfect mother and then overnight became so irresponsible that she had absolutely no regards to her daughter at all. I get that drugs take control of your actions, emotions and life. But still, the change is too sudden and drastic that I find it very hard to believe.

Excellent movie. At times, very difficult to watch. It's hard to remember the catastrophic effects of crack cocaine when it first hit the scene in the early 1980s. The story careens into heartbreak with a pretty severe crash. A man who is working to open a neighborhood laundromat suspects something is wrong with his wife. Before he can do anything about it, she disappears, falling under the influence of a former boyfriend. The man and his wife had a young daughter. The cast is excellent, the story is harrowing, the writing is good and the direction is very good. 1982 is a powerful film that will take the audience to some very unpleasant place, all the while showcasing what is decent and heroic (and often unsung) in people. I didn't know what to expect when I put this on, and got nearly more than I could handle.

What drew me in was all the familiar faces, then the plot. The pace of this movie is very very slow. The scenes feel too long. It has a decent story but I feel there should have been more.

(Had to triple my review to meet required length)

Just let it play in the background while you do other things. What drew me in was all the familiar faces, then the plot. The pace of this movie is very very slow. The scenes feel too long. It has a decent story but I feel there should have been more.

Just let it play in the background while you do other things. What drew me in was all the familiar faces, then the plot. The pace of this movie is very very slow. The scenes feel too long. It has a decent story but I feel there should have been more.

Just let it play in the background while you do other things.

I feel the movie is very believable it is possible for someone that truly loves his wife and child unconditionally with all of him. I read the 1 review and when making a movie you have to cram a story into a hour even if the events last years. I have seen people on drugs and the struggle that some go through. Some have a support system and some don't ,some can kick the drug addiction and some cant. Drugs will change your personality overnight and have you looking at the person in shock. I would say the movie is great the actors are effortless the story is heartfelt filled with love with the fight for survival in a world of drugs. To try to save a loved one from drugs takes a toll on everyone around.

I just read a review where someone stated that they couldn't see how a mom could go from being good to bad so fast well let me tell you by experience this movie got it right. Drugs can take an upper middle class very well educated loving devoted mother and wife and turn her into a monster over night. I love the fact that this movie shows how addiction affects family and the fact that it was the mom and not the dad who was an addict. In reality a larger number of addict are upper middle class women not men. A must see movie especially for those whom have no idea how addiction changes the user in an instant nor the effects it has on their family and friends. Well done Hill Harper and thank you for this heart achingly wonderful movie... From a 6yr recovering addict